KirbyMichael, ‘Towards a Grand Theory of Interpretation: The Case of Statutes and Contracts’ (2003) 24(2) Statute Law Review95, 95.
2.
See, eg, MasonKeith, ‘The Intent of Legislators: How Judges Discern It and What They Do if They Find It’ in Statutory Interpretation: Principles and Pragmatism for a New Age (Judicial Commission of New South Wales, 2007) 33, 44.
3.
FrenchRobert, ‘Litigating in a Statutory Universe’ (Speech delivered at the Victorian Bar Association 2nd Annual CPD Conference, Melbourne, 18 February 2012) ‘cosmological metaphor’; French, ‘Bending Words: The Fine Art of Interpretation’ (Speech delivered at the UWA, 20 March 2014); French, ‘Statutory Interpretation in Australia’ (Speech delivered at ANU, Canberra, 24 October 2014).
4.
This letter to LACC was endorsed by both GleesonCJSpigelmanCJ.
AllenC, ‘The Literature of the Law’Aspects of Justice (Stevens & Sons, 1958) 284, cited in SansonMichelle, Statutory Interpretation (Oxford University Press, 2012) 2.
12.
See generally MartinGeorge RR, A Song of Ice and Fire (Voyager Books).
13.
See, eg, MahargPaul, Authenticity and Professionalism: Transactional learning in virtual communities' in MinshullMole, Innovating E-Learning Practice (JISC Online Conference, 2006). Authentic learning tasks and environments have also been linked to the formation of a positive professional identity for law students: FieldRachaelDuffyJamesHugginsAnna, ‘Supporting Transition to Law School and Student Well-Being’ (2013) 4(2) International Journal of First Year in Higher Education (online); FieldRachaelDuffyJames, ‘Law Student Psychological Distress, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Sweet-Minded, Sweet-Eyed Hope’ (2012) Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal195; FieldRachaelDuffyJames, ‘Better to Light a Single Candle than to Curse the Darkness’ (2012) 12 (2) QUT Law and Justice Journal133
14.
See, eg, ButlerDes‘Entry into Valhalla: Contextualising the learning of legal ethics through the use of Second Life machinima’ (2010) 20Legal Education Review87.
15.
KirbyMichael, ‘Towards a Grand Theory of Interpretation’ (2003) 24Statute Law Review95, 96–97.
See BrownCatherineMcNamaraJudithTreloarCheryl, Good Practice Guide (Bachelor of Laws): Statutory Interpretation (Australian Learning & Teaching Council, 2011) Appendix C.
18.
SansonMichelleAnthonyThaliaWorswickDavid, Connecting with Law (Oxford University Press, 2nd ed, 2010) 339.
19.
While this article does not explore the issue of narrative and its importance to learning, it is important to note that links have been made between knowledge gained through storytelling and the efficient storage and retrieval of information. See FryRonald, Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Transformation (Quorum Boob, 2002) 166.
20.
Academics teaching in later year subjects express concern that students do not appear to have retained knowledge of statutory interpretation rules and principles.
21.
ButlerDes, ‘Second Life Machinima Enhancing the Learning of Law’ (2012) 28(3) Australasian Journal of Educational Technology383. Indigo's Folly is one of a series of similar programs used in a range of QUT undergraduate subjects including Criminal Law, Contract Law, Equity & Trusts and Ethics & Professional Responsibility. They are interlinked by a complex narrative and common characters, enabling an engaging learning experience unique among Australian law schools.
22.
BiggsJohnTangCatherine, Teaching for Quality Learning at University (Open University Press, 3rd ed, 2007); AldrichClark, Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games, and Pedagogy in E-Learning and Other Educational Experiences (Wiley, 2005); DickeyMichele, ‘Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds and Distance Learning’ (2005) 36(3) British Journal of Educational Technology439.
23.
de FreitasSarah, ‘Using Games and Simulations for Supporting Learning’ (2005) 31 (4) Learning, Media and Technology343, 353–4.
24.
PerroneLisaVickersMargaret, ‘Life after Graduation as a “Very Uncomfortable World”’ (2003) 45(2) Education & Training69.
25.
HerringtonJanOliverRon, ‘An Instructional Design Framework for Authentic Learning Environments’ (2000) 48(3) Educational Technology Research and Development23.
26.
RoweJonathanMcQuigganScottLesterJames, ‘Narrative Presence in Intelligent Learning Environments’ (Paper presented at AAAI Symposium on Intelligent Narrative Technologies, Vancouver, 22–26 July 2007).
27.
See, eg, BrunerJerome, The Process of Education (Harvard University Press, 1960) 14.
28.
BurbulesNicholas, ‘Technology in Education’(1999) IInternational Journal of Educational TechnologyI.
29.
SpigelmanJames, above n 9, 769.
30.
SpigelmanJames, ‘The Intolerable Wrestle: Developments in Statutory Interpretation’ (2010) 84Australian Law Journal822.
